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Journey recommendation for the Ed Sheeran concert events at Principality Stadium and My Chemical Romance at Sophia Gardens Cricket Floor

Ed Sheeran will likely be acting at Principality Stadium on Might 26^th, 27^th and 28^th and to facilitate these occasions, a full metropolis centre highway closure will likely be in place on well being and security grounds to make sure individuals can safely enter and depart the stadium after the concert events.

My Chemical Romance may also be acting on Saturday Might 28^th at Sophia Gardens Cricket Floor.

On each Might 26^th and the 27^th, there will likely be a full metropolis centre highway closure from 4.30pm till 12.30am. On Saturday Might 28^th, the highway closure will likely be put in place barely earlier, from 2pm till 12.30am.

These attending these concert events are strongly suggested to depart giant baggage at dwelling and take note of the prohibited objects listed at principalitystadium.wales earlier than they journey into town.

Highway closures

From 7am, entry to Scott Highway and Park Road will likely be managed to make sure autos don’t park within the highway closure space.

The next roads will likely be closed as a part of the complete metropolis centre highway closure:

• Kingsway from its junction with North Highway to its junction with Duke Road.
• Cowbridge Highway East from its junction with Cathedral Highway to its junction with Westgate Road.
• Tudor Road from its junction with Clare Highway to its junction with Wooden Road (entry for residents and merchants will likely be permitted by way of Fitzhammon Embankment.)
• Plantagenet Road and Beauchamp Road from their junctions with Despenser Place to their junctions with Tudor Road (entry for residents and merchants will likely be permitted.)
• The next roads will likely be closed of their entirety: Duke Road, Fortress St, Excessive Road, St Mary Road, Caroline Road, Wooden Road, Central Sq., Westgate Road, Quay Road, Guildhall Place, Golate, Park Road, Havelock Road and Scott Highway.
• Station Terrace and Guildford Road from the junction with Newport Highway to the junction with Churchill Manner will likely be entry for buses solely throughout the instances of the highway closures. That is to make sure that there’s dependable entry for buses to the satellite tv for pc factors in Churchill Manner.

Additions:
Civic Centre: Entry to a part of the Civic Centre will likely be managed all through the day, with entry allowed just for occasion parking, restricted commuter parking, loading and entry to personal automobile parks.

Roads affected embody King Edward VII Avenue, Museum Avenue, Metropolis Corridor Highway, Faculty Highway and Gorsedd Gardens Highway.

Penarth Highway (again of Cardiff Central Practice Station) from the junction of St Mary Road by means of to the doorway off Penarth Highway will shut between 9pm and midnight to assist TfW with the queuing followers.

Trains

Transport for Wales is working a full timetable and there’s no railway improve work affecting companies out and in of Cardiff on 26^th, 27^th and 28^th Might, however companies will likely be very busy so please permit loads of time on your journey.

Publish-event queues for mainline companies will likely be on Central Sq. and queues for Valleys companies will likely be to the rear of the station.

Go to tfw.wales or the brand new TfW app for the newest journey data.

When you have any points on the railway, please converse to a conductor or, for extra severe issues, you possibly can textual content the British Transport Police on 61016 or name 0800 40 50 40. In an emergency, all the time name 999.

Civic Centre Occasion Day Parking

Getting there: Exit Junction 32 of the M4, head south on the A470 in direction of town centre and observe signage to the civic centre.

Value: £15 payable on the day on the automobile park – card funds are additionally now obtainable.

Parking time: The automobile park will open at 8am and closes at 12 Midnight.

Civic Centre Occasion Day Parking (Coaches)

Value: £25 payable on the day (money solely)

Parking time: The automobile park will open at 8am and closes at 12 Midnight.

Park & Experience amenities

The occasion park and journey facility is being supplied for all 4 concert events at each the Principality Stadium and Sophia Gardens Cricket Floor and will likely be at County Corridor in Cardiff Bay.

The ability is definitely accessible by way of the M4, leaving at junction 33, and travelling down the hyperlink highway (A4232).

Buses will likely be working to and from town centre each 10 minutes earlier than the concert events start. Value: £10 payable on the day – card funds are actually obtainable.

The automobile park opens at 10.30am and the primary bus will depart at 11am. The final bus from town centre will likely be at midnight and the automobile park will shut at 12.15am

Occasion Day Parking at Sophia Gardens

Sophia Gardens (automobiles)

(Roughly, 0.5 mile stroll to the Principality Stadium, Gate 2).

Sophia Gardens Occasion Day Parking

Getting there: Exit junction 32 off the M4

Value: £15 payable on the day on the automobile park – card funds are actually obtainable.

Parking time: Automobile park opens at 8.00am and closes at 12 midnight

Please word: Sophia Gardens automobile park will likely be staffed till 7.00pm all autos are left on web site on the proprietor’s threat. Cardiff Council won’t be held liable for any theft or injury to motor autos or private possessions. Any autos left within the automobile park after closing time will likely be fined.

Bus

Native buses:

Bus companies will likely be diverted whereas town centre highway closures are in place.

Please go to the related bus operator’s web site for extra details about your particular bus routes.

Nationwide Categorical:
 
Nationwide Categorical coaches will use Sophia Gardens as traditional.

Are you able to cycle or stroll?

Those that reside domestically in Cardiff might wish to journey by bicycle or stroll. Analysis exhibits us that 52% of automobile journeys made within the Welsh capital are lower than 5km. This can be a distance that may be comfortably cycled in 20 minutes.

We additionally know that 28% of Cardiff residents who at the moment don’t cycle wish to achieve this.

When the roads are congested this makes biking an much more engaging choice as journey by bicycle could be faster than a automobile throughout rush hours or throughout large occasions.

Buying Parking

Buyers are suggested to utilize the devoted Buying Park & Experience websites at Pentwyn or County Corridor. Or metropolis centre automobile parks are additionally obtainable: North Highway Automobile Parks, St David’s Buying Centre, John Lewis, Capitol Buying Centre, and NCP (Adam Road, Dumfries Place and Greyfriars Highway.)

Disabled parking

Disabled drivers are suggested to make use of Sophia Gardens. Disabled parking can be obtainable at numerous personal automobile parks.

Please test particular person web sites for availability.

Taxis

St Mary Road taxi rank (exterior the Home of Fraser) will likely be closed on the similar time that the highway closures are put in place. So, on Thursday Might 26^th and Friday Might 27^th, this will likely be at 4.30pm and on Saturday Might 28^th, it is going to be 2pm.